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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16
SEEING THE SUNRISE.
Enthusiastic Tenderfeet Watch for the
Coming of the Orb of Day.

One of the points to which the atten-
ton of Colorado tourists is always di-
rected is Mount Gray, one of the finest
peaks of the Rockies. and aifording
splendid view of the surrounding coun-
try. 1t is considered '.the thing" to
witness sunrise from the summit, and
in truth the sight from that altitude
Q4,000 feet above sea leveD is an inn
pressiye one. About three miles from
the top is Kelso cabin, where you can
stop over night. or at least till in the
morning. when you again set out to
finish the trip During the last summer
two young men from New York were
making a tour of the state, and while at
Georgetown they heard of Mount Gray
and It's wonderful view, and SO started
out to take it in. They left Graymount
on couple of Jacks" and arrived at
the cabin about noon. They stopped
there all afternoon and left word with
the guide that he was TO awaken them
at the proper time and take them to the
summit to witness the sun rise out of his
eastern-couch. That night the guide
heard them talking aloud in their room
till II o'clock about the expected treat
OF the morning. One of them vowed
that he would write a sonnet on the
grand scene, Sunrise on Mount Gray"
and sell it to the magazines. The other
bewailed the fact that he was not a
painter that he might catch the glory Of
the scene and perpetuate it on canvas
for other eyes. They had Travelled near
ly all over the world, but they did not
doubt they were to see the grandest
sight that human eyes ever beheld.
Promptly at O'Clock Il IN. the guide
reused them and they began the rest of
the toilsomc ascent on foot They fol-
lowed the Zigzagging road, tack by tack,
and at length, weary, hungry, and foot
sore, they gained the summit They
had made the trip clinging to the guides
coat-tails and hugging the mountain as
they wound their way up its precipitous
sides, for it was almost pitch dark and
the path was dangerously narrow at
places. There is a rude hut on the ex-
IRENE point of the mountain, and
against this they leaned, shiyering and
painting, for the cold was intense and
the air rarifed to painful degree.
Their sensations were new and not alto
gether pleasant The apex of the
mountain was swathed in dense. damp
cloud. which prevented their seeing be-
yond their hands, and the awful still
ness about them was terrifying. The
guide made them sit down facing east.
with their backs to the hut, TO watch
for the coming orb of day, while he, TO
whom the sight was common thing.
went about the hut to the other side
| and lay down to finish his broken sleep.
When he awoke the sun was in mid-sky
and blazing away for all it was worth
Hearing no noise he arose, and went
around the hut. There sat the two en-
thusiastic tenderfeet precisely where he
had placed tkem-fast asleep.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16
BEACONs.
Regular Mondays Exercise in Lea Female
College, Read January "a, 1887, by Miss
Maggie A. Bennett, Of Crystal Spdings-

A beacon, as known to the mariner,
is signal, warning against dangers or
for indicating the proper entrance into
a channel, harbor or river.
As we launch our boats on the great
ocean of Life, when the storm beats fu-
riously against our frail barques, some
beacons are just as indispensable to Us as
are those of the mariner, since they may
serve the same purpose for us as they do
for him, viz: That of warning against
dangers ahead, and to direct US IN the
proper channel.
The violent waves of cares and diff
culties will toss US hither and thither.
As the mysterious depth of life is yet
unfathomed, the tender and inexperi-
enced youth would be lost amid its
whirlpoois of temptations, we're there no
beacons placed along his pathway to
discover to him the hidden rocks.
There is beacon permanent and uni
versal 1t is the very essence of indi-
vidual character. The one for whom
this shines brightest has the greatest
power to resist and defy the tempta
tions and snares of the evil one. This
is the dictates of a tender conscience.
1t bids men do whatever makes them
happy, whatever is right and just, and
forbear doing whatever makes them mis-
erable.
Another beacon is true courage. 1t
often requires courage to overcome
many dangers. When temptations are
greatest and most difficult, then courage
true moral courage-must shine forth.
The Iightest boat may sail on calm
sea, but it requires the strong one to do
battle with the angry billows. There is
no courage required to float along with
the busy, sinful world; to indulge in
the various vices and finally to become
entangled and powerless in their cruel fet-
ters. But courage is necessary to tear
away from these. and break asunder the
binding links. The world may scott and
scorn, but therein the courage lies.
Fear to do base, unworthy things, Isl
valor. If they be done to us, to suffer
them is valor, too.
Not only do these beacons warn
against dangers, but they also direct to
the safe harbors. The sea may grow tu-
multuous and the storm may rise in the
starless night and wintry gale. Still the
beacon points to the harbor OF safety.
As these are placed in the bends of the
mighty deep, so should we, at each
turning point in life, have some beacon
to indicate the proper path, lest it be
our fate to be engulfed in some dark
and bottomless abyss.
At the open mouth of the harbor, as
we sail outward upon the unknown
ocean, let the lights be brightly shining,
so that the traveller may see, that his
pathway is clearly illuminated. May
he continue in the straight and narrow
path.
While we have only the beacons of
one nature, we may easily obey their
dictates. Often we find them of two
natures conflicting with each other.
Then may we select those that will warn
against dangers and direct in the proper
channel.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16
Potassium for HIiIdevv.

John Hunter, Tivoli, N. Y, in Vicks'
Popular Monthly, says: 1t may be useful
to know my experience with sulphide of
potassium. In a cold grapery, through
neglect, on very hot day in August, and
not sufficient air having been given,
l attribute the cause of mil
dew, which l found gaining rapid head
way when l went into the house q
day or two afterwards. My first thought
l cannot describe, for the vines were set
with an abundant crop of fruit. A deci-
e'on to stop the rayages at once was
quickly formed, as the use of sulphide of
potassium occurred to me. Therefore,
at 6 O'Clock next morning 1 went into
the winery with q pound of the sui
phide. l put quarter of an ounce into
two gallons of water and commenced to
syringe the vines. AS soon as had gone
all over them with the solution com
menced to wash the foliage with clear
water by turning it on through the hose,
in order to be secure against any evil that
might occur from too great strength. / re-
peated this two mornings more. The grapes
at the time were three parts colored, and
to-day they are i'll perfect condition.
may say that sulphide of potassium is the
quick dispatcher of mildew, and the friend
of the gardener.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16
Good Cider Vinegar.

Good cider vinegar can be made easily
and quickly if the following directions are
followed: When the cider is made, save
the pomace and put it in tight barrels or
hogsheads, with one head out, and put
in enough rain water to cover it, After
1t has begun to ferment, draw off from
the bottom all that you can, dilute the
cider with it, and nearly two barrels
OF vinegar can be made of one of
cider. Do not fill the barrels in which the
cider is to DE made quite full, as there
should be space for air. Leave the
bung hole open, but protect it from flies
by covering of wire screen or gauZe
Put into each barrel one or two pounds of
bread dough, in the condition it is in when
your wife is kneading it out into loaves.
Once day, for few weeks, draw out
from each barrel a gallon of the cider
and pour it into the bung hole so as to
get air into it. A quart or two of
molasses are recommended as a help,
and beech shavings and brown
paper are often used to hasten the
acetic fermentation; but we think the
bread dough is best. If the vinegar is
made in summer, it may be made out of
doors, but late in the fall it should be in a
room where the temperature can be kept
up to 20 or so degs. by stove heat There
is a good demand for cider vinegar, and
the making of it will he found quite profit
able if due attention is given to it and an
article uniformly good produced.-Rural
New Yorker
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Remember, you wont see me again if
You do what you said"
"But | promised"
He don't want you to keep that
promise You didn' know rightly what
He was when you made it. II wish
could help you-tell you clearly what l
mean. Ask Him to help you-just as
you'd talk to me. Promise
me you'll not kill yourself"
II won't, then, if you don't want"
"Shake hands on it, then. All right !;
You won't hurt me"-for he saw Bill
looking hesitatingly at the slender, Ian
dsged right wrist. you'll remember
now"
Il will"
"I'll be looking out for you, old man.
Seems to me l sha'n't get on without
you. But / shall always think of your
coming. So don't you go back on me-
Ny poor, dear old chap."
Macdonald came and laid his hand on
Adamson's shoulder and asked him to
go away; but Murdoch looked up and
said, 'Let him stay, please" So Bill
staid.
He never closed an eye during the
next two days and nights that followed.
1t was in his arms that Lennox Murdoch
died, worn out with the torture of fever
and sleeplessness, but patient and gentle
TO the last while he had his senses about
him. Once, during the last night, he
called Macdonald to him and told him
Bills secret, and prayed him, If he loved
him, to be kind to that poor, wild, blum
dering soul. And Macdonald promised,
with dry ewes and dry throat.
Macdonald kept his promise He
staid out at the run under the new
squatter, and so did Bill, who went
about his daily work much as usual,
only more "queer" and silent than
before. He seemed to look about him
in bewildered way, as if the world
were out of joint, though he knew not
how. Macdonald was almost the only
one whom he ever spoke to if he could
help it, though often when he was alone
he would talk to himself, or maybe to
some imagined interlocutor. He would
listen attentively to the overseer's grave,
kindly words, and perhaps show unex-
pectedly, at some later time, that he
had taken in more of their spirit than
one might have thought.
The Winter passed away, and the
Spring, and another Summer-and then
he seemed gradually to fail. He grew
istless and dreamy, his strength forsook
him, his moods were stranger than ever,
though the old fierce outbursts of tenn
per were never heard now, and there
was a new gentleness in all his words
and ways. And in this state-little
likely TO offer resistance to any disease
a creeping chill struck him, and he took
to his bed with malaria fever, and never
got up again.
Macdonald rcde up as soon as he
heard of it, and arrived only just in
time to see him before he died. He was
unconscious of all around, but kept
to himself, "Pm coming
yes, Pm comingn and once or twice
they caught the name "Murdochw
Temple Bar. A. WERNER.
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gregates 1,665. .OOO, 900 busneIs. grown on
.o,VOO,VO0 acres, and has a farm value az
100000, 600. The yield is % bushels Der
acre IL bushels less than last wear
Ihere is an increase of area of over 3 uer
cent, and decrease in product Of II ner
cent, while the average price has in
creased ~ per cent, or from 90. 5 cents r.
56.6 cents per bushei.
The aggregate product OF wheat ia
45I, 600, 900 bushels, from an area of nearly
51OO0,0 900 acres, having a farm value az
S5I4,UO,OOO The average value Is az 2
cents per bushel, against III for the pre-
vious crop and "a 5 cents for the great
crop of 1884. This is 3s per cent. refluc-
tion from the average value between 1870
and 1880. The general average for winter
and spring wheat is nearly 12.4 bushels
per acre
The product Of oats is 624. 900. 600 busb-
els, o,O00,0 900 less than last year. from an
area of over %, ,000, 600 acres. producine, =
value of $1S6, 1000, 600. The average weld
IS 2O.4 bushels, against 27.6 last wear
the average value is 20 8 cents per hushel.
last year, 2S.5 cents per bushel.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16
Advantage of the Jer.ev.

The advantages Of the Jerseys over other
breeds, according to The Live stock
Monthly, are:
l. Jerseys make more butter annuallv
compared with the food they eat, than any
other breed.
z. Jerseys make better butter than anv
other breed-better grain and better
flavor
B. Jersey milk is the most profitable
because it contains more butter Der Quart
than that Of any other breed. its cream
rises quicker and its butter comes quicker
a. Jersey butter brings from two to ten
cents more pound than any other, as a
rule, throughout the United States; hence.
on ninety farms out Of a hundred where
butter is a speciality the introduction of
Jersey blood will change butter making
irom dead loss to a net profit
D. Butter farming is more profitable.
healthful and refined than truck farming
beef farming, poultry or pig raising.
q. For every cent lost on account of the
jerseys small carcass, there are two cents
gained on account of her better butter and
larger annual yield.
We want Holsteins and Ayrshires for
the general cheese and milk supply; we
want Shorthorns and Hereforls for their
beef, but the country wants the Jersey
for her butter-so let us have an end to
the opposition which this breed has met
with for forty years. He who specializes
wins. The general purpose cow is an
impossible animal. Let each farmer de
eide whether all circumstances point to a
beef, milk or butter breed. and choose
his stock accordingly.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16

Marching onward, ever onward, ike a serried
host, appears.
With its slow and neasuSed footsteps, the pro-
cession of the yea@s
Looking far adown the ages, one unbroken
line we ken.
WHITTIER, whittier do they journey? for they
come not back again.
On they go. across the river. silent river. deep
and wide;
There the long procession halteth. marshaIed
Waiting till the last one crosseth, tll the angel
by the shore
Shall proclaim with voice of trumpet tones
that Time shall be no more"
Each division is in order, for the discipline is
famed;
Eighteen eighty-five" has vanished, with it's
blessing and its wo;
Eighty-six is pressing onward, pausing not
January's snowy wlfiteness February melted
fast:
March came on with noise and hustle and its
storm-cioud's ghirling past;
April skies looked down upon US, violets bios
sOmed by the way,
And. while birds sang sweetest carols, April
giided into May.
May, with all her happy voices, laughter in
the very air.
Fragrant with thousand springing. budding
blossoms everywhere.
Deeper grew the blue above US, tender grew
the song-birds' tune,
Life, and joy. AMI love exulted with the thrill
of blissfui June.
While the breath of roses ravished all our
senses with delight
Lol the July sun was shining in its splendOr
clear and bright;
And the gorgeous, golden. glowing summer
days went swift and soon,
As the ripened fruits of August shone be-
meath the August moon.
Then the cool September mornings showed us
many falling leaf,
And another summer left US only memo
ries sweet as brief:
And October with her rainbow hues has
bathed the maple tree
And her brilliant cOlors FURNISHED all the
wood from sea to sea-
Soon again, with garnered harvest we shall
gather round the fire,
IN Ihanksgiving's glad reunion-maid and
matron, son and sire
w bile November rains are falling, tenderly we
say good night;
In the morning, lol December's SHOWS are
gistening pure and white.
All! December, with its Christmas, with its
watch-night and good-by
To the Old Year; how the parting touches
every heart and eye.
30 they leave us-whilc they journey on
ward, whittier We shall go;
Sweet the thought, we there shall gather all
their gifts to us below.
Boston Transcript.
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Bennett and Pulitzer.

James Gordon Bennett went back to
Europe as suddenly and surprisingly as
he came. His six months of hard work
that he promised to devote himself TO
lasted Just ten days, but in that time he
revolutionized the Herald. al will give
800 to any editor or reporter who will
invent new way of writing an article, T"
said he. He promised lesser rewards
for slight departures from convention
ality. Better yet, he paid them. Don't
write sentence that you ever heard
before" he said "don't express an idea
that is not original; don't do anything
in the paper like anything you ever saw
in it before" He fell 10 and wrote
editorials himself, and they certainly
were breezy and original. The whole
paper became bright and odd. The
millionaire could be seen at his desk at
four o'clock in the morning, day after
day. But he was unused to the strain,
and soon gave it up and took the French
steamer for Paris, where he keeps a
house and fiat.
Mr.. Pulitzer, of the World, began by
giving prizes for extra good work As
he grew more and more successful he
began making presents to all the en-
ployes of the World. One day he gave
away three hundred orders for hats.
Last Christmas he gave turkey to each
of his three hundred employees. Next
he took his compositors on picnic and
raised their wages several cents thous-
aad ems. His last generous act was the
purchase OF two hundred shares in the
building and loan association started by
the men on his paper They cost TWEEN.
ty-fve cents a week, or $1,000 a year.
When he purchased them he at once
divided them among five persons then
seated around him. "He has so much
money he does not know what to dc
with it, said socialist writer the other
day. HE asked me to write something
for him. / wrote column and half
and he sent me check for hundred
and fifty dollars" He has also giver
the members of the New York Pres,
Club a thousand dollars or so TO enjoy
| themselves" and has endowed bed fol
sick journalists in one of the hospitals
with the salary of his place in Congress
Printers Circular.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16
Levy WIN swear on.

Solomon Levy and Nose Schaumburg
had settlement of accounts not long
since, and Levy paid small balance
which was due. Levy had been taking
too much wine, and paid Nose more
money than was coming to him.
Next morning Schaumburg's clerk
came to Levy's place of business and
handed him % bill
..Vat for is den dot?n asked Levy.
..Mr. Schaumburg says that when
Won settled with him yesterday, you
naid him IS too much
Levy clasped his hands and an ex-
preston of intense anguish came over
his face as he said;
II wonder how much too much have
Maid ven man like Nose Schaumburg
sends me back five tollars- eggspects
/ paid dot schoundrel . hundred tollar
hin for one tollar bill Ven It vas
less den dot he would have send me
pack holdings vas ruined man.
{ vas an broke up Vine vas mockery.
I schwears of ride away. Sthrong drink
vas raging. Tezas Sifisngs.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16
raets Farmers Want to Know.

Canada, it is reported. has voted $500, :
600 to buy land and establish an agricul-
tural experiment station in the dominion.
Great loss to Montana cattlemen is re-
ported in stock dying from exposure and
lack of food.
The United States wool clip for 1886, ac-
cording to The Annual Wool Circular, was
short of 1885 by 100000 pounds, not
withstanding an increase in the Paclhc
states and northern territories, the diminu-
tion in Texas being nearly 20 per cent,
with more or less shortage in most of the
states east of the Mississippi. The esti-
mated clip for 1886 is set down at 52s' aoo,
600 pounds against 500, GOO, 900 pounds in
1885
Statistics compiled by the New York
Produce Exchange give 81, ,909 packages OF
butter on hand in New York city JAM :,
1887, as compared with 63, SO packages
Jan. /, 1886. Fifty per cent of this Is
western creamery and about 20 per cent
state dairy.
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Advertising Rates.

All advertising IS due after FIRST insertion, unless
Otherwise specially agreed. On all contracts OF ST.
or more discount Ol ten per cent. win be allowed
n paid IN advance.
Zeal notices will be inserted at the rate pre-
scribsd by law: ~ per word first insertion; &c.
Dor wsrd each additional insertion and IS cents for
making proof Of publication.
Advertisers who wish cuts inserted for a longer
period than one month, must send thes of solid
metal.
Esadiug special notices, 10 appear local page
sgl be charged lj cents per line each insertion.
ES- These our only rates, and they will be
strictly adhered 10.
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vrpE T1cuTFNFR

A useful article for tightening trellis
wires is made as follows: Put two screws
about three inches apart into small piece
of wood a few inches long, and near one
end a single screw, leaving the heads pro-
iecting about half an inch. By placing
the wire between the two screws and turn
ing the wood around, the wire is drawn
tight; and by engaging the head of the
single screw upon it, the tension is main
tanned. Fig. l shows the operation of the
continuance, and Fig. the arrangement
of the screws or pins. A strong piece OF
wood two feet long and iron bolts fastened
with nuts at the back furnish form of
this device that may be used to tighten
wire fences.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-16
Orthodox Pawtucket.

Some time ago the Pawtucket oTtho-
dox church was in need of some repairs
and embellishments, and a carpenter
was sent aloft to patch up the steeple
and put it in thoroughly good shape
The reluctance of the weather-vane to
record the changes of the wind had long
been proverbial in the town, and the
carpenter climbed clear up to see if he
could find out what was the matter with
it What was his astonishment 10 dis
cover that a screw had been put through,
apparently in recent years, in such a
way as to impinge upon the pivot and
prevent the vanc from turning except
under very great pressure.
The carpenter was astonished that
such an attempt should be deliberately
made to cripple the church yane and
impair its usefulness. but he thought be-
fore he removed the screw he would re-
port the matter and see whether by any
chance it had been put there by au-
thority So he appealed to Deacon X.
the most prominent member of the
board of trustees, and told him the dis
covery.
Have you any idea how the screw
came there. deacon?" the carpenter
dskcu III ClOSiuE HIS olOAg
Yes, / have" said the deacon
"Whv. how was itp''
II ordered it put there myself. We're
an orthodox church here, want you to
understand, and we don't want our
weather vane to go within round with
every breath no more'n we do order
ed that screw put IN SOS it should take
| an all-fired breeze to make 1t go! -
| Boston Record
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VARIOUS USES OF BoRAx.-A cup of
powdered borax on your washstand will
do wonders in the way of softening the
skin. If you have been working in the
garden or doing anything which has
tended to make your hands rough, when
you wash them dip your fingers in the
borax and rub your hands well with il.
The safest and best thing also for wash
| ing the hair is moderately strong solu-
ton of borax in water. Pure water
should be used Immediately after wash
| ing with the borax and water.
Our lady readers who have not used
borax have been losing great help and
comfort If once tested none will be
without it on the toilet table. 1t re-
moves stains and dirt from the hands
better than soap, and at the same time
softens and smooths the skin. 1t is ex-
cellent for washing laces, and will with
out injury cleanse brushes and combs
in q few moments. 1t extracts dirt
from articles of delicate texture without
rubbing, it only being necessary to put
them in soak in a solution of borax over
night, and to rinse them in the morning.
Two tablespoonfuls of puiverized borax
dissolved in q quart of water, to which
add enough water to cover pair OF
blankets, will cleanse them beautifully
It also saves great labor in washing
paint Halls Journal Of Health.